MAT 552: Introduction to Lie groups
and Lie algebras

Department of Mathematics
SUNY at Stony Brook

Final exam

Welcome to MAT 552!

This course will cover the basic theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. You can find a tentative syllabus as well as the actual lecture material below. There will be regular homework assignments, a take-home midterm and a final exam; your grade will be based on all of the above.

Place and time: TuTh 12:50pm - 2:10pm, Math P-131 (not Life Science 58 as was originally scheduled).

Textbooks:
We will be using the following books as our primary textbooks. Both of them are placed on reserve in Math/Phys library; Fulton and Harris book is also available (and highly recommended) for purchase at University bookstore.

Representation theory: a first course, by W. Fulton and J. Harris (call number QA387.F85)